A year in France

Stop, Flower Thief!

When D. and I returned from out weekend getaway to Normandy earlier this week, we noticed something new on the outside of our house. Gone were the bright yellow flowers in the windowsills. In their place was this sign:

The flower bed under our window

Apparently, our landlady has had to deal with these punks stealing her flowers for several years in a row, and she’s sick of it – so she thought she’d put up a sign admonishing them. It basically says, “Flower thieves will have bad luck!” (thanks for the translation help, Jennie!)

I’m not sure how effective it will be – but it will at least let our neighbors know to watch their own flowerpots!

Aha, that makes a lot more sense! My landlady and I must have had a communication breakdown when she was trying to translate it for me 🙂 I have no idea why they would do it. I think it’s either a) punk kids or b) some cheap old French man who doesn’t want to pay for his own garden.